Which to use
“votants” and “voyante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,295
- “votants” frequency rank
- #25,167
- “voyante” frequency rank
- 38462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votants | voyante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de votant. | Celle qui peut voir, n’est pas aveugle. |
Where the eye mixes votants and voyante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votants (CVCVCCC) and voyante (CVVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses votants with voyante
A purely visual mix-up. votants (\vɔ.tɑ̃\) and voyante (\vwa.jɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votants is recorded at frequency rank #13,295, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.tɑ̃\. voyante is at rank #25,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jɑ̃t\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38462, this pair ranks #255,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votants vs voyante
Shared letters: anotv. Private to "votants": s. Private to "voyante": ey.
"votants" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "voyante" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votants" for "voyante" ever safe?
Frequency check: "votants" vs "voyante" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "votants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votants" and "voyante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacante vs voyante". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,107 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.